we were getting ready for a big celebration. we were winning everything, and all of a sudden, it was just called off. so we ll be going to the u.s. supreme court. we want all voting to stop. we don t want them to find any ballots at 4:00 in the morning and add them to the list. that, of course, was donald trump on election night, calling for the nullification of mail-in ballots. that was part of the plot to overturn the election. and now, text messages have surfaced from former georgia senator kelly loeffler revealing even more details of that plot. plus, the phony republican narrative that abortion rights is fading as an issue. they re gaslighting women about what s at stake in the midterms and tonight s democracy defender is taking on the powerful maga forces in arizona. who want to control how votes are cast and counted, as the threat of violence increases against election workers. we begin tonight with the midterm elections. now just 19 days away. but here s the thi
great economic report today. gdp report. things are looking good. going to come out to you today. they can t take me down because i m a bad man. i can tell you that right now. talking circles and doing all of that. listen, you can get all you want. yours is not going to out match mine. reporter: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it s friday, october 28th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in new york and 1 a.m. in san francisco. the city where twitter is based. elon musk now owns the influential platform according to a source familiar with the deal. according to two sources one of his first decisions was to fire three top executives including the ceo. musk has suggested twitter could be in for a major shakeup now that he s in charge including possibly allowing former u.s. president donald trump back onto the platform. one expert told us earlier content moderation is a challenge for other social media companies as well. when we re talking about issue
quote, it s not my quote just to be very clear. elon musk sending a message moments after taking over twitter. i m brianna keilar with alex marquardt this morning. happy friday. happy friday to you as well. john berman is off this friday. and the tesla and spacex billionaire, elon musk completing his $44 billion acquisition last night, once in charge musk was quick to show the door to top twitter executives. he fired the company s ceo, the chief financial officer, the chief legal counsel. he first agreed to buy the company all the way back in april and then he spent months trying to get out of the deal. in an effort to reassure advertisers, elon musk posted an open letter explaining why he bought twitter saying, quote, there s currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right and left wing echo chambers that generate hate and divide our society. what happens when one of the world s richest men controls the most influential media platform, joining us
the cap on the $2,000 cap on prescription drugs for seniors, gone. tax credits to lower energy bills, gone. corporate minimum tax, gone. president biden making a case why democrats should remain in power next year. we enter the final stretch of the campaign. meanwhile, the majority leader in the senate is caught on a hot mike giving a blunt assessment of several key races. and elon musk now owns twitter. let that sink in. the billionaire brings a meme to life and already showing top executives the door. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, october 28th. thank you for starting your day with us. joe biden is promoting efforts to bring more jobs and manufacturing across the country upstate new york. in syracuse yesterday, biden showcased a major investment by micro chip manufacturing company micron. touting the $100,000,000,002 decade commitment. the deal is set to bring 50,000 jobs to the state which will pay an average of $100,000 a year. the president
senate majority leader chuck schumer was caught on a hot mic telling the president the senate race he s most concerned about, and also, willie, in that moment, he showed joe biden his socks. there s some political cartoon socks. there was a lot going on on the tarmac. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it s friday, october 28th. along with willie and me, we have former white house press secretary jen psaki, and jonathan lemire, and eugene robinson joins us along with presidential historian, jon meacham, his new book is titled and there was light, abraham lincoln and the american struggle. a great group this morning. joe is of but we have a lot to get to, willie. elon musk is officially in charge of twitter. the tesla ceo closed the deal last night, purchasing the social media giant for $44 billion after the deal closed, musk fired four executives, including the ceo and cfo, the head of legal policy, trust and safety who reportedly led the team who decided whether